Both sides hit him about the same
37.4% of the contact right-handers make against Vazquez is hit hard, against 55% of what left-handers make.
753 pitches to right-handed hitters, 206 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vazquez's changeup leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 75.4 off his slider.
77 and 160 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Vazquez lives in the strike zone: 53.5% of his pitches are in it, 99th percentile.
959 pitches in 2019. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 7th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Vazquez's stuff spins at 2,610 rpm, 97th percentile in the league.
959 pitches in 2019. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 26th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vazquez averages 93.4 mph across his arsenal, 96th percentile in the league.
959 pitches in 2019. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 34th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .393 expected average against them, against .322 on his breaking balls.
585 of his fastballs thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .361 average against Vazquez and left-handers to .419.
753 pitches to right-handed hitters, 206 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vazquez is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
959 pitches in 2019. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 172nd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Vazquez has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 467 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.1% of the balls put in play against Vazquez have gone to centre field.
62 of 129 located batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
35% of the contact against Vazquez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.4% with the bases empty.
193 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 766 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.6% of the contact against Vazquez is on the ground and 31.6% of it is in the air.
117 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.2 mph off the bat against Vazquez and left-handers 89.8.
99 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
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Both sides hit him about the same
37.4% of the contact right-handers make against Vazquez is hit hard, against 55% of what left-handers make.
753 pitches to right-handed hitters, 206 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .361 average against Vazquez and left-handers to .419.
753 pitches to right-handed hitters, 206 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vazquez's changeup leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 75.4 off his slider.
77 and 160 of them thrown.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Vazquez lives in the strike zone: 53.5% of his pitches are in it, 99th percentile.
959 pitches in 2019. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 7th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Vazquez's stuff spins at 2,610 rpm, 97th percentile in the league.
959 pitches in 2019. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 26th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vazquez averages 93.4 mph across his arsenal, 96th percentile in the league.
959 pitches in 2019. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 34th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .393 expected average against them, against .322 on his breaking balls.
585 of his fastballs thrown.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vazquez is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
959 pitches in 2019. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 172nd in MLB.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Vazquez has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 467 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.1% of the balls put in play against Vazquez have gone to centre field.
62 of 129 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.6% of the contact against Vazquez is on the ground and 31.6% of it is in the air.
117 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.2 mph off the bat against Vazquez and left-handers 89.8.
99 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
35% of the contact against Vazquez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.4% with the bases empty.
193 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 766 with the bases empty.
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